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LINCOLN  ROOM 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 
LIBRARY 


MEMORIAL 

the  Class  of  1901 

founded  by 

HARLAN  HOYT  HORNER 

and 

HENRIETTA  CALHOUN  HORNER 


LETTERS  OF  ABRAHAM  LINCOLN 
HITHERTO  UNPUBLISHED 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 

in  2012  with  funding  from 

University  of  Illinois  Urbana-Champaign 


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McLELLAN  LINCOLN  COLLECTION  PUBLICATION  I 

LINCOLN    LETTERS 

HITHERTO  UNPUBLISHED 

IN  THE 

LIBRARY    OF   BROWN    UNIVERSITY 

AND 

OTHER  PROVIDENCE  LIBRARIES 


PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 
PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 

I927 


Copyright  1927 
By  Brown  University 


E.  L.  Freeman  Company 
Printers  and  Publishers 
Providence,  Rhode  Island 


TO 
JOHN  DAVISON  ROCKEFELLER,  JR. 

IN  COMMEMORATION  OF 

THE  THIRTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  OF 

HIS  GRADUATION  FROM 

BROWN  UNIVERSITY 

1897    -    1927 


PREFACE 


Mr.  Charles  Woodberry  McLellan  began 
his  Lincoln  collection  in  the  late  '8o's  though 
he  did  not  begin  to  collect  in  earnest  until 
1900.  His  first  Lincoln  manuscript,  a  short 
note  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  dated  July  19, 
1 86 1,  was  acquired  in  June,  1901.  The  col- 
lection was  given  to  Brown  University  in  1923 
by  John  D.  Rockefeller,  Jr.  The  manuscripts 
then  comprised  50  letters,  25  legal  cases,  19 
commissions  signed  in  full,  and  38  endorse- 
ments, notes,  signatures,  etc.  These  had  been 
examined  by  Mr.  Gilbert  A.  Tracy,  and  many 
were  included  in  his  volume  "Uncollected 
letters  of  Abraham  Lincoln".  Some  of  them, 
probably  obtained  later,  were  not  included  in 
that  book  and  are  now  published  for  the  first 
time.  In  the  appendix  is  given  a  list  of  the 
other  Lincoln  items  in  the  collection:  com- 
misions,  signed  in  full,  Abraham  Lincoln,  and 
legal  cases  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  also 
signed  by  him. 

[3] 


In  the  summer  of  1926  there  was  offered 
for  sale  a  remarkable  collection  of  Lincoln 
telegrams.  These  were  the  original  manu- 
scripts, nearly  all  written  by  Lincoln  himself, 
of  485  letters  sent  to  generals,  governors,  per- 
sonal friends  and  others,  not  by  mail  but  over 
the  telegraph  wires.  These  manuscripts  had 
apparently  been  saved  by  some  one  in  the  tele- 
graph office,  when  they  were  no  longer  needed 
for  the  official  file,  and  carefully  pasted  into 
two  large  invoice  books.  These  were  added  by 
Mr.  Rockefeller  and  others  to  the  McLellan 
collection,  thus  making  it  one  of  the  world's 
greatest  collections  in  its  field. 

Among  these  letters  were  about  one  hun- 
dred not  published  by  Nicolay  and  Hay  in 
their,  "Complete  works  of  Abraham  Lincoln", 
or  in  "The  writings  of  Abraham  Lincoln", 
edited  by  Arthur  Brooks  Lapsley.  Miss  Tar- 
bell,  in  examining  the  manuscript  official  war 
records  in  Washington,  found  a  number  of 
these  telegrams  not  in  either  of  the  works 
mentioned,  and  published  them  in  the  appen- 
dix of  her  life  of  Lincoln.  About  twenty  ap- 
pear never  to  have  been  published,  and  are  here 
first  made  available  for  study. 

[4] 


In  most  cases  the  manuscript  is  in  Lincoln's 
handwriting.  Exceptions  are  noted  as  regards 
the  letters  here  printed.  Sometimes  John  Hay 
or  another  secretary  wrote  the  letter  and  Lin- 
coln signed  it.  In  some  cases  John  Hay  also 
wrote  the  signature,  making  it  look  so  much 
like  Lincoln's  own  handwriting  that  careful 
study  is  necessary  to  detect  the  difference.  In 
the  case  of  a  telegram  this  was  perfectly  legiti- 
mate. In  one  case  Lincoln  wrote  out  the  body 
of  the  letter  and  Stanton  signed  it.  Of  course 
the  telegram  as  received  at  the  farther  end  of 
the  wire  could  not  show  this,  and  so  without 
the  manuscript  the  true  authorship  of  the  let- 
ter would  never  be  known. 

The  source  used  by  Miss  Tarbell  and 
others,  who  had  already  published  the  greater 
part  of  the  material  in  this  collection,  was  the 
telegrams  as  received  by  the  persons  to  whom 
they  were  sent,  while  those  in  the  collection 
are  the  original  manuscripts  used  by  the  tele- 
grapher at  the  sending  office.  A  study  of  these 
originals  reveals  a  surprising  number  of  slight 
variations  which  throw  a  most  interesting  side 
light  on  exactly  what  was  in  Lincoln's  mind 
when  he  wrote  them. 


5] 


In  regard  to  the  variations  from  the  pub- 
lished form,  it  is  to  be  expected  that  in  send- 
ing a  telegram  punctuation  and  underlining  of 
words  would  be  omitted,  and  that  is  just  what 
is  found.  In  one  case  the  published  telegram 
gives  the  word  "cannot".  This  Lincoln  wrote 
much  more  emphatically,  "can  not".  Again, 
compare  the  telegram  to  J.  O.  Broadhead, 
published  by  Nicolay  and  Hay  in  vol.  9,  p. 34, 
with  the  following,  underlined  and  punctuated 
as  Lincoln  wrote  it:  "The  effect  on  political 
position,  of  McKee's  arrest,  will  not  be  relieved 
any,  by  its  not  having  been  made  with  that 
purpose".  Such  variations  while  slight,  make 
all  the  difference  between  Lincoln  himself  and 
a  reflection  of  Lincoln. 

Another  class  of  differences  is  found  in 
variation  of  names.  To  cite  a  few;  Lincoln 
writes  Norton  where  the  published  letter  gives 
Morton;  Lincoln  plainly  writes  McGuire, 
which  is  published  McQuinn;  Lincoln's 
Daines  is  given  as  Davis;  Lincoln's  Kietez  is 
given  as  Keitez.  It  is  not  surprising  that  be- 
tween the  telegrapher  and  the  one  who  copied 
the  telegram  for  publication  these  names  should 
show  variations,  but  that  fact  makes  the  origi- 

[6] 


nal  documents  the  more  valuable.  In  some  ca- 
ses it  may  be  that  Lincoln  had  the  name  wrong 
and  someone  corrected  it.  Where  this  could 
be  investigated  it  has  not  been  found  true,  and 
Lincoln's  careful  and  exact  habits  and  clear 
handwriting  lead  to  the  inference  that  the 
mistake  was  not  his. 

Sometimes  the  manuscript  date  varies  from 
the  one  published.  In  cases  where  the  pub- 
lished date  is  a  day  later  it  may  mean  that  the 
telegram  was  not  sent  immediately  or  perhaps 
that  Lincoln  himself  made  a  mistake.  In  the 
case  of  a  telegram  dated  Feb.  6  in  the  book 
and  Feb.  8  in  the  manuscript  neither  of  these 
suppositions  could  have  been  true,  as  the  tele- 
gram could  not  have  been  sent  before  it  was 
written,  and  Lincoln  could  hardly  have  dated 
a  letter  two  days  ahead. 

This  volume  is  the  unpublished  portion  of 
the  letters  previously  in  the  collection  and  of 
those  added  in  1926.  It  includes  in  an  appen- 
dix letters  from  two  neighboring  institutions: 
the  five  Lincoln  letters  contained  in  the  Ann- 
mary  Brown  Memorial,  and  one  from  the 
Rhode  Island  Historical  Society;  as  well  as  the 
commissions  and  legal  cases  already  referred 
to. 

[7] 


The  portrait  that  forms  the  frontispiece  to 
this  volume  was  reproduced  from  the  original 
negative  in  the  collection.  The  photograph 
was  taken  in  Gardner's  Studio,  Washington. 
John  Hay,  in  his  diary,  under  date  of  Aug.  9, 
1863,  wrote  :  "This  being  Sunday  and  a  fine 
day  I  went  down  with  the  President  to  have 
his  picture  taken  at  Gardner's.  He  was  in  very 
good  spirits." 

The  notes  that  accompany  the  letters  have 
been  prepared  by  Miss  Esther  Cowles  Cush- 
man,  the  assistant  in  charge  of  the  Lincoln 
Collection. 

Harry  Lyman  Koopman, 

Librarian. 


[8] 


LETTERS  OF  ABRAHAM  LINCOLN 


LETTERS    OF    ABRAHAM    LINCOLN 


ENDORSEMENT 

Please  examine   the   within,    and   return 
your  answer  to  me. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Endorsement  on  back  of  a  letter  addressed  to 
Hon.  Abraham  Lincoln  Esq.  Represt.  in  Congress, 
Washington  City;  dated:  Springfield,  Dec.  14,  1848. 
The  letter  is  in  regard  to  back  pay  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Mexican  war.  Lincoln  is  asked  to  obtain  the  pay 
due,  and  is  given  power  of  attorney  to  sign  papers 
and  receive  the  pay.  The  end  of  the  letter  with  the 
signature  has  been  cut  off. 


[u] 


ENDORSEMENT 

New  Lisbon,  Nov.  17,  '52 
A.  Lincoln,  Esq. 
Dear  Sir 

I  should  like  very  much  to  hear  how  you  are  get- 
ting along  in  the  collection  of  the  claim  of  Kelly  vs. 
Blackleaf.  Be  pleased  to  let  me  know  on  the  receipt 
of  this. 

Yours  &c 

A.  L.  Brewer. 

Endorsement  By  Lincoln 

.  .  .  ning  I  commenced  a  suit  in  .  .  .  with- 
in mentioned,  for  the  October  .  .  .  the  Logan 
Co.  Circuit  court  &  .  .  .  term  came,  behold, 
the  Sherriff  had  not  served  the  process.  I 
ordered  an  alias  for  the  next  April  term.  It 
was  all  I  could  do. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Someone,  not  knowing  the  value  of  the  letter, 
has  cut  out  a  small  square  piece,  taking  some  of  Lin- 
coln's writing. 

This  case  ran  on  for  a  long  time.  In  the  collection 
is  another  letter  from  Mr.  Brewer,  dated  Nov.  5, 
1855,  enquiring  what  decision  has  been  reached,  and 
answered  by  Lincoln  on  the  same  sheet,  saying: 
"The  court  decided  for  us,  and  we  got  judgment  for 
the  amount  of  the  old  judgment  and  interest.  .  .  " 
This  is  published  in  Uncollected  letters  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  by  Gilbert  A,  Tracy,  p.  62. 

[12] 


LETTER  TO. 


Springfield,  III.,  July  ioth,  i860 
Dear  Sir 

Herewith  I  send  you  my  autograph,  which 
yoa  desire. 

Yours  truly 
A.   LINCOLN. 

All  except  the  signature  is  in  the  handwriting  of  a 
secretary. 


1 13 


NOTE  TO  GENERAL  TOTTEN 

Executive  Mansion, 
April  30,  1 86 1. 

The  President  will  thank  Gen.  Totten  for 
a  brief  interview  with  him  here. 

This  is  in  Lincoln's  handwriting. 

Gen.  Totten  was  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  War. 
Gen.  Scott  wished  him  to  be  his  successor  in  the  chief 
command  of  the  army,  but  he  felt  himself  too  old 
for  such  a  task.  He  remained  at  the  head  of  the 
engineer  bureau. 


[Hi 


LETTER  TO  H.  F.  COLBY 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  August,  1861 
My  dear  Sir 

A  few  days  ago  you  wrote  me  asking  me  the 
President's  autograph.     Here  it  is. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Yours  very  truly 

John  Hay. 
H.  F.  Colby,  Esq. 
Newton  Centre,  Mass. 

This  is  all  in  John  Hay's  handwriting  except  Lin- 
coln's signature. 


15] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  McCLELLAN 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 

March  14,  1862 
Major  Genl.  McClellan 

As  Genl.  Richardson  takes  Gen.  Sumner's 
old  Division,  can  he  have  an  exchange  of 
Brigades  so  as  to  take  his  old  Brigade  with 
him. 

Edwin  M.  Stanton. 

Sec.  of  War 

This  telegram  is  entirely  in  Lincoln's  handwrit- 
ing, except  the  signature. 


[16 


LETTER  TO  CHARLES  L.  FLINT 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  May  13,  1862 
My  dear  Sir 

Allow  me  to  thank  you  very  cordially  for 
the  copy  of  your  work  on  "Insects  Injurious 
to  Vegetation"  which  you  have  had  the  kind- 
ness to  send  me,  and  believe  me 

Yours  very  sincerely 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Charles  L.  Flint,  Esq. 

In  John  Hay's  handwriting  except  the  signature 


17] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  FREMONT 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 

May  30,  1862,  g}/2  P.M. 
Maj.  Gen.  Fremont 

Moorfield 
I  send  you  a  despatch  just  received  from 
Gen.  Saxton,  at  Harper's  Ferry — (Here  insert 
it  at  length) 

It  seems  the  game  is  before  you.    Have  sent 
a  copy  to  Gen.  McDowell. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

This  is  one  of  two  duplicate  telegrams  sent,  with 
appropriate  changes,  to  McDowell  and  Fremont. 
The  one  to  McDowell,  with  the  despatch  here  men- 
tioned printed  in  full,  is  published  in  Nicolay  and 
Hay,  Complete  works  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  v.  7, 
p.  206. 


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TELEGRAM   TO  GOV.   OLIVER  P.    MORTON 

Head  Quarters  Army  of  the  Potomac, 

June  1 8,  1862 
Gov.  O.  P.  Morton 

Indianapolis,  la. 
I  suppose  it  will  not  vacate  the  office  of 
Marshal,  for  the  officer  to  command  of  a  Regi- 
ment guarding  prisoners  at  Camp  Morton. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Governor  Morton  of  Indiana  was  one  of   the 
greatest  among  the  loyal  war  governors. 


[19] 


TELEGRAMS  TO  S.  H.  GAY 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  August  i,  1862 
S.  H.  Gay,  of  Tribune, 

New  York 

Your  letter,  and  inclosure,  received. 
Please  come  and  see  me  at  once;  and,  if  pos- 
sible, bring  your  correspondent  with  you. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Washington,  D.  C,  August  9,  1862 
S.  H.  Gay,  Esq. 

N.  Y.  Tribune 
When  will  you  come?  Will  your  corres- 
pondent come  with  you? 

A.   LINCOLN. 

S.  H.  Gay  was  managing  editor  of  the  Tribune 
from  1862  to  1866.  His  services  were  of  great  value 
to  the  national  cause  throughout  the  Civil  War. 
Henry  Wilson  calls  him  the  man  "who  kept  the 
'Tribune*  a  war  paper  in  spite  of  Greeley". 


[  20 


TELEGRAM  TO  WILLIAM  HOFFMAN 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Aug.  12,  1862 
Wm.  Hoffman. 

Detroit,  Michigan 
Have  you  charge  of  Confederate  prisoners 
at  Detroit?    If  so,  is  there  a  Dr.  Joseph  J. 
Williams  amongst  them? 

A.  LINCOLN. 

Lincoln  sent  to  two  other  places  trying  to  locate 
this  prisoner.  The  originals  of  the  other  telegrams 
are  also  in  this  collection.  They  are  published  in 
Nicolay  and  Hay,  Complete  works  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  v.  8,  p.  10. 


in] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GOVERNOR  YATES 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  August  25,  1862. 
Hon.  R.  Yates,  Governor, 
Springfield,  Ills. 
Yours  denying  that  you  have  rejected  the 
service  of  an  officer  sent  you  by  us,  is  received. 
Of  course  I  do  not  question  your  word;  and 
yet  what  I  said  was  based  upon  direct  evidence; 
and  I  the  more  readily  gave  credit  to  it  be- 
cause I  had  previously  had  so  much  trouble 
between  officers  sent  to  Illinois  and  the  State 
government  there.  I  certainly  can  not  conceive 
what  it  was  I  said  which  can  be  construed  as 
injustice  to  Illinois.  I  knew  by  your  despatches 
that  Ills,  had  raised  an  unexpectedly  large 
number  of  troops,  and  my  impatience  was  that 
none  of  them  could  be  got  forward.  I  supposed 
too,  and  know  nothing  to  the  contrary  yet, 
that  the  government  had  made  the  same  pro- 
vision for  Illinois  as  for  Pennsylvania  and 
Indiana. 

A.  LINCOLN. 

The  occasion  of  this  telegram  and  a  supplemen- 
tary one,  also  in  the  collection,  sent  on  Aug.  23,  (pub- 
lished in  "The  writings  of  Abraham  Lincoln''  edited 
by  Lapsley,  v.  6,  p.  124)  was  the  pressing  need  for 
some  of  the  300,000  troops  called  for  in  June.  The 
other  telegram  ends:  "Please  do  not  ruin  us  on  punc- 
tilio." Here  Lincoln  shows  much  less  patience  than 
usual  with  unnecessary  dallying. 

[22] 


TELEGRAM  TO  JESSE  0.  NORTON 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  August  26,  1862 
Hon.  Jesse  O.  Norton 
Joliet,  Ills. 

I  can  give  you  collector,  but  not  assessor. 
Which  will  you  have  for  collector  Ellsworth, 
or  Mcintosh?  Answer  at  once. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

At  this  time  Jesse  O.  Norton  was  judge  of  the 
eleventh  judicial  district  of  Illinois.  From  1863  to 
1865  he  was  Republican  representative  in  the  38th 
Congress. 


23] 


ENDORSEMENT 

Submitted  to  the  War  Department. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Sept.  3,  1862 

Referred  to  the  Genl.  in  chief. 

Edwin  M.  Stanton, 

Sec.  of  War 

The  first  note  is  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  the 
second  in  Stanton's. 

The  piece  of  paper  containing  these  notes  has 
been  cut  from  a  larger  document.  There  is  now  no 
way  of  telling  to  what  they  refer. 


H\ 


TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  DIX 

Washington  City,  D.  C. 

January  31,  1863 
Major  Gen.  Dix 

Fort-Monroe,  Va. 

How  has  Corcoran's  and  Pryor's  battle 
terminated?  Have  you  any  news  through  Rich- 
mond papers,  or  otherwise? 

A.   LINCOLN. 

A  form  of  this  telegram  has  been  published  by 
Nicolay  and  Hay  and  others;  but  in  each  case  the 
first  two  words  and  the  question  mark  are  omitted. 
From  the  second  sentence  Lincoln  must  have  been 
trying  to  learn  about  the  outcome  of  the  battle 
and  not  stating  that  it  had  terminated.  The  teleg- 
rapher must  have  made  a  bad  mistake,  and  the 
question  is  whether  Gen.  Dix  understood  Lincoln's 
meaning  from  the  mutilated  telegram. 


25] 


ENDORSEMENT 

Would  see  Mr.  Wright  any  time. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Feb.  13,  1863. 

Written  on  a  piece  of  a  used  envelope,  stamped 
"Willard's  Hotel,  Washington,  D.  C". 


26] 


NOTE  TO  SENATOR  WILSON 

Will  Senator  Wilson  please  call  and  see 
me. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Feb.  23,  1863 

Written  on  a  card. 

There  were  two  senators  by  the  name  of  Wilson 
at  this  time. 


[27] 


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TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  HURLBUT 

Cypher  Executive  Mansion, 

Washington,  March  20,  1863 
Major  Gen.  Hurlbut 

Memphis,  Tenn. 

What  news  have  you?  What  from  Vicks- 
burg,  What  from  Yazoo  Pass?  What  from 
Lake  Providence?   What  generally? 

A.   LINCOLN. 

General  Hurlbut  was  commanding  the  16th  corps 
under  General  Grant.  At  this  time  Grant  was  trying 
out  various  lines  of  attack  on  Vicksburg,  none  of 
which  succeeded. 


28 


TELEGRAM  TO  S.  JOHNSON  SALESBURY 

Washington,  D.  C.  May  i,  1863 
S.  Johnson  Salesbury 
Elgin,  Illinois 
Yours  of  the  28th  ult.  about  Postmaster  at 
Elgin  was  received;  and  being  upon  a  subject 
to  which  my  attention  had  not  been  called, 
I  refered  the  Despatch  to  the  Post-Master 
General,  since  which  I  have  not  heard  from 
it. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Prest.  U.  S.  A. 

The  phrase,  "Prest.  U.  S.  A."  is  not  in  Lincoln's 
handwriting. 


[29] 


NOTE  TO  SECRETARY  OF  WAR 

Hon.  Sec.  of  War  please  see  Mr.  Diggs. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
May  13,  1863 

Written  on  a  scrap  of  paper. 


30 


TELEGRAM  TO  HON  E.  D.  MORGAN 

Washington,  D.  C.  May  20,  1863 
Hon.  E.  D.  Morgan 

New  York 

I  presume  the  Commission  of  Hiatt  has  al- 
ready gone  forward,  as  the  Sec.  of  the  Treas- 
ury told  me  day  before  yesterday  he  would  send 
it  forward.  I  wish  the  first  time  it  is  con- 
venient you  would  call  on  me,  as  I  feel  sure 
I  can  give  you  some  views  in  regard  to  this 
case  which  you  do  not  think  of. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Hon.  E.  D.  Morgan,  as  loyal  governor  of  New 
York,  had  given  the  administration  his  hearty  sup- 
port until  he  went  out  of  office  at  the  end  of  1862, 
when  the  trouble  maker,  Seymour,  took  his  place. 


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TELEGRAM  TO  GOVERNOR  SEYMOUR 

Washington,  D.  C.  Aug.  7,  1863 
His  Excellency  Gov.  Seymour. 
Albany,  N.  Y. 
I  send  by  first  mail  a  letter,  of  which   I 
now  telegraph  a  copy. 

A.  LINCOLN. 

The  copy  of  the  letter  referred  to,  which  was  tele- 
graphed, is  in  this  collection.  The  letter  itself  is  pub- 
lished in  Nicolay  and  Hay,  Complete  works  of 
Abraham  Lincoln,  v.  9,  p.  58. 

The  telegraph  copy  of  another  letter  to  Gov. 
Seymour,  dated  Aug.  11,  1863,  and  published  in 
Nicolay  and  Hay,  v.  9,  p.  69,  is  here  also.  As  these 
copies  which  were  sent  by  telegraph  correspond 
word  for  word  with  the  letters  as  published  they  are 
not  repeated  here.  Both  are  dated  just  after  the 
draft  riots  in  New  York  City,  and  insist  that  New 
York  must  fill  her  quota  without  delay. 


[32] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  BURNSIDE 

Washington,  D.  C.  Sept.  28,  8  A.  M.,  1863 
Major  General  Burnside 
Knoxville,  Tenn. 
You  can  perhaps  communicate  with  Gen. 
Rosecrans  more  rapidly  by  sending  telegrams 
to  him  at  Chattanooga.  Think  of  it.  I  send 
a  like  despatch  to  him. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

The  despatch  to  Gen.  Rosecrans  here  mentioned, 
and  also  in  this  collection,  is  published  in  Nicolay 
and  Hay,  Complete  works  of  Abraham  Lincoln, 
v.  9,  p.  142.  The  date  is  just  before  the  battle  of 
Chattanooga. 


33] 


LETTER  TO  HON.  WILLIAM  SPRAGUE 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  D.  C.  Oct.  31,  1863 
Hon.  William  Sprague 

My  dear  Sir 

There  is  danger  that  the  above  act  of  con- 
gress, intended  to  exclude  improper  applicants 
from  seats,  will  be  used  to  exclude  proper 
ones.  I  propose  that  Yourself,  Senator  An- 
thony and  the  Governor  maturely  consider  the 
subject,  and  frame  credentials  for  the  mem- 
bers in  two  or  three  different  forms,  and  bring 
them  on  with  you  to  be  used  if  needed.  The 
form  on  the  other  half  of  this  sheet  will  per- 
haps answer  for  one.  Let  it  be  done  quietly, 
as  publicity  might  increase  the  danger.  The 
members  themselves  need  not  know  of  it. 

Yours  truly 

A.   LINCOLN. 

This  is  written  on  a  sheet  which  has  the  act  men- 
tioned printed  at  the  top.  It  was  approved  Mar.  3, 
1863.  The  other  half  of  the  sheet  referred  to  is 
missing. 

William  Sprague  was  governor  of  Rhode  Island 
at  the  beginning  of  the  war.  In  1863  he  was  U.  S. 
senator.  Henry  B.  Anthony,  the  other  senator,  was 
elected  in  1859  as  a  Union  Republican,  and  through- 
out the  war  gave  his  support  to  the  government. 
The  governor  referred  to  was  James  Y.  Smith. 

[34] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GOV.  BRADFORD 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  Nov.  2,  1863 
Gov.  Bradford, 

Baltimore,  Md. 

I  revoke  the  first  of  the  three  propositions 
in  Gen.  Schenck's  general  order  No.  53,  not 
that  it  is  wrong  in  principle,  but  because  the 
Military,  being  of  necessity  exclusive  judges, 
as  to  who  shall  be  arrested,  the  provision  is 
too  liable  to  abuse.  For  the  revoked  part,  I  sub- 
stitute the  following:  That  all  Provost-Mar- 
shals, and  other  military  officers  do  prevent  all 
disturbance  and  violence  at  or  about  the  polls, 
whether  offered  by  such  persons  as  above  dis- 
cribed  or  by  any  other  person  or  persons  whom- 
soever. 

The  other  two  propositions  of  the  order, 
I  allow  to  stand.  My  letter  at  length  will  reach 
you  to-night. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

The  substitution  is  in  the  handwriting  of  John 
Hay,  from  the  words  "That  all  Provost"  to  "persons 
whomsoever".  The  rest  was  written  by  Lincoln. 

The  "Letter  at  length"  referred  to  is  published 
in  Lapsley,  "The  writings  of  Abraham  Lincoln,"  v.  7, 
p.  12.  General  Schenck's  order  had  to  do  with  keep- 
ing order  at  the  polls  and  provided  an  oath  of  loyalty 
to  the  United  States  for  all  voters. 

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TELEGRAM  TO  GENERAL  BUTLER 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  Jan.  21,  1864 
Major  General  Butler 

Fort  Monroe,  Va. 
Suspend  until  further  order,  the  execution 
of  James  C.  Grattan,  of  Co.   F.   11th  Penn. 
Cavalry,  and  send  record  of  his  case. 

A.   LINCOLN. 


3* 


TWO  ENDORSEMENTS 

Let  the  two  named  within  take  the  oath 
of  Dec.  8,  and  be  discharged. 

A    LINCOLN. 
Jan.  22,  1864. 

Let  this  man  take  the  oath  of  Dec.  8   & 
be  discharged. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Jan.  22,  1864. 

The  first  is  an  endorsement  on  an  envelope;  the 
second  an  endorsement  on  a  long  letter  from  Thos.  H. 
Moore  in  behalf  of  Caleb  M.  Parrish. 

The  oath  mentioned  in  these  two  notes  is  con- 
tained in  Lincoln's  proclamation  of  amnesty  and 
reconstruction  of  Dec.  8,  1863.  This  proclamation 
was  viewed  as  too  liberal  by  many  of  the  more  vin- 
dictive members  of  Congress. 


[37] 


TELEGRAM  TO  GOVERNOR  JOHNSON 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  Jan.  25,  1864 
Gov.  Johnson 

Nashville,  Tenn. 
The  oath  in  the  proclamation  may  be  ad- 
ministered by  the  Military  Governor,  the 
Military  Commander  of  the  Department,  and 
by  all  persons  designated  by  them  for  that 
purpose.  Loyal  as  well  as  disloyal  should  take 
the  oath,  because  it  does  not  hurt  them,  clears 
all  question  as  to  their  right  to  vote,  and  swells 
the  aggregate  number  who  take  it,  which  is 
an  important  object.  This  is  the  President's  reply 
to  your  questions  of  the  14th.  I  intend  to  start  for 
Nashville  in  the  morning.  Will  go  directly  through, 
stopping  a  few  hours  in  Cincinnati,  where  a  dispatch 
will  reach  me. 

Horace  Maynard. 

Please  send  the  above  as  public  business. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

This  is  in  Lincoln's  hand  through  the  words  "im- 
portant object".  The  rest  down  to  the  signature  is 
by  Horace  Maynard.  The  note  at  the  end  is  again  in 
Lincoln's  hand. 

A  telegram  to  Horace  Maynard  in  Nashville, 
dated  Feb.  13,  1864,  is  in  the  collection. 

Horace  Maynard  was  a  member  of  the  bar,  prac- 
ticing at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  a  state  congressman  for 
six  years  and  a  vigorous  advocate  of  the  Federal 
cause  throughout  the  war. 

[38] 


ENDORSEMENT   TO  ATTORNEY  GENERAL 

RlJSSELLVILLE,    Ky. 

20  Jany.  1864 
Hon.  Henry  Grider 
Dear  Friend 

We  the  undersigned  would  be  pleased  if  you 
would  use  your  influence  with  The  President  of  The 
United  States  and  get  him  to  pardon  William  M. 
Clark  and  James  McCallen  who  are  now  indicted  in 
The  United  States  Court  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  for 
Treason.  These  gentlemen  served  on  a  Committee 
Styled  Safety  Committee,  While  The  So  Called  Con- 
federate Forces  held  this  portion  of  our  State. 

With  Respect 
Jas.  E.  Wright 
G.  T.  Blakey,  Sheriff  L  Co. 
H.  Grider. 

Attorney   General   please  make   out   par- 
dons in  these  cases. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Jan.  28,  1864 

Mr.  Grider  has  added  his  signature  to  the  others, 
and  Lincoln  has  endorsed  it  on  the  back. 

Henry  Grider  was  Congressman  from  Kentucky. 
He  is  also  found  in  another  petition,  dated  Feb.  22, 
1865,  agam  requesting  the  exercise  of  executive  clem- 
ency for  a  prisoner  from  his  state.   (See  p.  49) 


39 


ENDORSEMENT 

Dear  Mr.  Lincoln 

Gen.  Cameron,  Mr.  Johnson,  Speaker  of  the 
Penna.  House  of  Representatives,  and  myself,  desire 
to  Call  on  you,  for  a  few  minutes,  this  evening,  on  a 
matter  of  much  interest  to  our  State.  Will  you  please 
say  at  what  hour  we  may  Call. 

Yours  faithfully 

J.  W.  Forney. 
To  the  President. 
Jan.  28,  1864 

Will  see    the  gentlemen    at  7  P.M.  this 
evening. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Jan.  28,  1864. 

Mr.  Forney,  editor  of  the  Philadelphia  "Press", 
probably  did  as  much  as  any  one  man  in  the  country 
to  strengthen  the  Republican  party  in  its  early  his- 
tory and  to  prepare  it  for  the  struggle  that  was  to 
follow.  His  paper  "The  Washington  Daily  Chronicle" 
enlisted  every  energy  in  the  Union  cause,  and  always 
supported  Lincoln's  administration.  It  was  the 
official  organ  of  the  administration  in  Washington. 


40 


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ENDORSEMENT 

Washington,  Feb.  20 
To  Larz  Anderson; 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Will  Fred  and  his  friends  be  here  this  week? 

R.  T.  Lincoln. 

Let  this  go  by  Telegraph. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Feb.  20,  1864 

The  note  and  signature  at  the  end  are  in  Lincoln's 
handwriting. 


[41] 


TELEGRAM  TO  0.  M.  HATCH 

"Cypher"  Executive  Mansion, 

Washington,  Feb.  23,  1864 
Hon.  O.  M.  Hatch 

Springfield,  Ills. 
I  would  be  very  glad,  but  really  I  do  not 
perceive  how  I  can  reconcile  the  difficulty  you 
mention.   Will  try  to  write  you  soon. 

A.  LINCOLN. 


[42] 


ENDORSEMENT 

This  class    of  appointments   I    believe   is 
made. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

July  1 6,  1864. 

On  a  small  piece  of  paper  cut  from  a  larger  docu- 
ment. 


[43] 


ENDORSEMENT 

Let  this  be  done. 

A.   LINCOLN, 

July  27,  1864. 

On  a  small  piece  of  paper,  cut  from  a  letter. 


[44] 


ENDORSEMENT 

(Telegram) 
Office  U.  S.  Military  Telegraph, 
War  Department. 

The  following  Telegram  received  at  Washington, 
1.40  P.M.  Sept.  22,  1864.  From  Harper's  Ferry, 
Sept.  22,  1864. 

Col.  Ingraham. 

Pro.  Mar. 

Private  Alfred  G.  Lawrence  alias  Wright  was  for- 
warded to  B.  Gen.  Patrick  P.M.  Gen.  A  of  P  on  the 
19th  Aug.  I  have  forwarded  papers  containing  en- 
dorsement etc.  concerning  him  this  day. 

A.  D.  Pratt. 
Pro.  Mar. 

Endorsement  on  Back  of  Telegram 

I  have  said  that  if  satisfactory  evidence  is 
brought  to  me,  with  this  paper,  that  A.  G. 
Lawrence,  named  within  is  non  compos  mentis, 
I  will  discharge  him. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Sep.  23,  1864. 

General  Patrick  was  Provost-Marshal-General  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  1 863-1 865. 


[45] 


ENDORSEMENT 

Mr.  President 

I  am  asked  by  the  wife  of  H.  P.  Marley  and  his 
parents  all  residents  of  the  county  in  which  I  reside  to 
procure  from  the  proper  authorities  a  furlough  which 
will  enable  him  to  visit  his  friends  in  Crawford 
County  where  he  can  be  cared  for  without  expense  to 
the  Government,  at  the  same  time  be  favored  with  an 
opportunity  of  visiting  his  family  and  friends  at 
home. 

I  am  satisfied  it  is  a  proper  case  to  make  the  re- 
quest in,  and  cheerfully  do  so.  He  is  suffering  from 
wounds  (I  believe)  which  render  him  unfit  for  duty — 
think  he  has  been  lately  returned  to  our  lines  from 
Richmond  prison. 

Will  you  endorse  me  to  surgeon  at  Annapolis  that 
I  may  refer  it  all  to  him.  I  am  as  ever. 

Yours  Faithfully 

S.  Newton  Pettis. 

Endorsement  on  Back 

If  consistent  I  would  be  glad  for  this  to  be 
done. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Nov.  ii,  1864 


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TELEGRAM  TO  MRS.  LINCOLN 

Washington,  Dec.  21,  1864 
Mrs.  A.  Lincoln 

Continental  Hotel 

Do  not  come  on  the  night  train.   It  is  too 
cold.    Come  in  the  morning. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Please  send  above  and  oblige  the  President. 

John  Hay, 
A.  P.  S. 

This  is  all  in  John  Hay's  handwriting. 

It  was  published  by  Nicolay  and  Hay  under  the 
date,  Dec.  21,  1862.  This  seems  to  be  a  mistake  as 
the  last  figure  is  not  at  all  like  the  2  just  before  it. 


147 


ENDORSEMENT  TO  ATTORNEY  GENERAL 

Washington  City,  i  Jan.  1865 
To  his  Excellency 

Abraham  Lincoln 

President  of  the  United  States. 

I  beg  leave  to  recommend  Col.  King  S.  Woolsey 
of  Prescott,  Arizona,  as  a  Suitable  person  for  United 
States  Marshall  of  said  Territory  in  place  of  Milton 
P.  Duffield,  the  present  incumbent  who  is  unworthy 
of  the  office  and  ought  to  be  removed. 

Your  Very  Obt.  Sevt. 

Charles  D.  Paston. 

Endorsement  on  Back 

Attorney  General  please  file  and  inform 
me  at  whose  recommendation  Duffield  was 
appointed. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

Jan.  12,  1865. 


[48] 


ENDORSEMENT 

We  the  undersigned  members  of  Congress  most 
respectfully  request  the  President  of  the  United 
States  in  the  exercise  of  Executive  Clemency  to  re- 
lease John  H.  Yancy  6  Ky.  Rebel  regt.  citizen  of 
Barren  County  Ky.  now  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Hilton 
Head  South  Carolina  who  we  are  informed  &  believe 
desires  to  take  the  amnesty  oath,  respecty  &c. 

H.  Grider 
R.  Mallory 
L.  W.  Powell. 

Endorsement  at  End 

Let  this  man  take  the  oath    of  Dec.   8, 
1863  &  be  discharged. 

A.  LINCOLN. 

Feb.  22,  1865. 


49  1 


LETTER  TO  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY 

Private.  Executive  Mansion, 

Washington,  7  March,  1865 
To  the  Honorable 

The  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

M.  de  Mareil  who  bears  this,  is  the  Edi- 
tor of  the  Messager-Franco-Americain,  a 
French  Newspaper  published  in  the  City  of 
New  York,  which  has  sustained  the  Union 
cause  during  this  war  with  great  ability  and 
energy. 

I  hope  that  any  advertising  which  can  be 
legally  and  appropriately  given  to  a  journal  of 
this  class,  may  be  given  to  M.  Mareil. 

Yours  truly 
A.   LINCOLN. 

All  except  the  signature  is  in  the  handwriting  of 
John  Hay. 


50] 


ENDORSEMENT 

C.  P.  Johnson,  Esq. 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

Dont  let  the  Convention  bill  be  pressed  to  a  vote 
for  some  days  after  it  comes  up.  I  will  write  you  at 
length. 

B.  Gratz  Brown. 

Private.    Please  send  the  above. 

A.   LINCOLN. 

This,  with  no  date,  was  originally  mounted  be- 
tween two  telegrams  to  Gen.  Schofield  in  St.  Louis, 
dated  Dec.  n,  and  Dec.  13,  1863,  respectively.  At 
this  time  Mr.  Brown  was  a  member  of  the  U.  S. 
senate.  He  had  been  chief  editor  of  the  "Missouri 
Democrat",  a  journal  of  radical  Republican  prin- 
ciples. He  assisted  Gen.  Lyon  in  breaking  up  the 
first  secession  movement  in  St.  Louis,  and  was  an 
ardent  abolitionist.  The  note  at  the  end  is  all  in 
Lincoln's  handwriting. 


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MEMORANDUM 

I  have  received  five  dollars  from  Deed  of 
Macon,  five  from  Lewis  Keeling  &  five  from 
Andrew  Finley  one  half  of  which  belongs  to 
Stuart  &  has  not  been  entered  on  our  book. 

LINCOLN. 

This  memorandum  was  sent  to  Mrs.  Blackman 
by  Mr.  W.  H.  Herndon  together  with  the  leaf  from 
Lincoln's  copybook  in  this  collection. 

Stuart  was  Lincoln's  first  law  partner,  from  April 
1837  to  April  1 841.  It  has  often  been  stated  that  the 
firm  did  not  keep  fee  books,  but  this  note  is  proof 
to  the  contrary.  It  also  illustrates  Lincoln's  careful 
methods  in  keeping  his  partner's  share  of  the  fees 
correct. 


52 


The  note  on  the  opposite  page  was  written  on  a 
piece  of  blotting  paper  %%  x  4^  inches.  The  larger 
part  is  written  in  black  pencil,  the  conclusion  is  in  blue 
pencil,  with  the  last  line  so  rubbed  that  it  cannot  be 
deciphered. 


BLOTTER  IN  LINCOLN'S  HANDWRITING 

The  draft  matter  complained  of  by  Gov. 
Fenton  is  this,  that  in  giving  credit  for  part 
calls  one  three-years  man  is  counted  equal  to 
three  one-year  men,  while  on  the  pending  call 
each  man  is  to  count  one  and  only  one,  whether 
he  went  for  one,  two,  or  three  years.  The 
practical  difficulty  may  be  illustrated  by  the 
following  supposed  case.  The  towns  of  A  &  B, 
before  any  enlisted,  had  each  ioo  men.  On 
the  late  call  A  gave  sixty-six  one  year  men, 
leaving  only  34  at  home,  while  B  gave  33 
three-years  men,  leaving  67  at  home.  On  the 
pending  call  each  owes  100  men,  subject  to  its 
credit.  But  while  A  gets  credit  for  66,  it  owes 
34,  taking  the  last  man  in  it;  while  B  gets 
credit  for  99,  owes  one,  and  has  sixty-six  left 
quietly  at  home.  This  ugly  conjunction  oc- 
curs in  some  sort  accidentally  some  towns  put- 
ting in  one  years  men  and  others  three  years 
men,  while  attaching  no  consequence  to  the 
difference,  but  which  now  burthens  the  one 
class  absolutely  beyond  their  immediate  power 
to  bear.  While  the  above  is  only  a  supposed 
case,  I  am  told  there  are  realities  that  are  even 
stranger,  when  there  are  not  men  enough  in  the 
town  to  answer  its  quota.  It  gives  no  present 
relief  that  the  one  year  men  are  to  come  home 
sooner  than  the  three  year  men,  as  the  for- 
mer .  .  . 

[53] 


Appendix  I 

Lincoln  letters 

from 

The  Annmary  Brown  Memorial 

and 

The  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society, 


NOTE  TO  GENERAL  McCLELLAN 

Gen.  McClellan,  please  see  Col.  Hawkins 
who  comes  from  Gen.  Wool. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
Dec.  6,  1861 

This  card,  handed  by  President  Lincoln  to  Colonel 
Rush  C.  Hawkins  of  the  9th  New  York  Volunteers  (the 
Hawkins  Zouaves),  marks  an  incident  in  Colonel 
Hawkins's  attempt  to  secure  the  removal  of  General 
McClellan  from  the  Command  of  the  Union  Army  in 
1 861.  A  complete  narrative  of  the  episode,  before 
and  behind  the  scenes,  is  recorded  in  a  manuscript 
written  by  Colonel  Hawkins  entitled  "A  Mission  to 
President  Lincoln, "  which  is  on  file  at  The  Annmary 
Brown  Memorial.  An  account  of  McClellan's  refusal 
to  see  his  youthful  visitor  and  inquisitor,  and  of  Lin- 
coln's subsequent  comments  on  the  matter  is  to  be 
found  on  pp.  18-20  of  "General  Hawkins  as  he  re- 
vealed himself  to  his  Librarian".  By  M.  B.  Still- 
well,  Providence,  1923. 

This  and  the  four  letters  following  are  from  the 
Hawkins  Collection  in  The  Annmary  Brown  Me- 
morial. 


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LETTER  TO  GENERAL  SETH  WILLIAMS 

Executive  Mansion, 

Jan.  8,  1862 
Gen.  Seth  Williams 
My  dear  Sir 

Major  Thomas  Duncan,  now  on  duty  on 
the  border  of  Mexico,  is  an  Illinoisian,  and  I 
had  some  acquaintance  with  him  when  he  was 
young.  His  wife,  whose  father  resides  in  this 
city,  is  now  here,  and  tells  me  you  know  her 
husband.  She  is  very  anxious,  as  in  duty 
bound,  for  him  to  be  promoted,  but  especially 
for  him  to  be  assigned  to  duty  here.  Please 
write  me  what  you  know  of  him  as  an  officer; 
and,  if  you  can,  tell  me  whether  he  can  be 
brought  here. 

Yours  truly 
A.  LINCOLN. 

This  and  the  letter  following  are  examples  of  the 
continual  calls  for  assistance  made  on  Lincoln,  to 
which  he  seldom  refused  his  aid. 


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LETTER  WITH  ENVELOPE  TO  HIRAM 
BARNEY 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  August  i,  1863 
Hon.  Hiram  Barney 

My  dear  Sir 

The  bearer  of  this  tells  me  he  resides  in 
your  City,  and  has  so  resided  for  many  years; 
that  he  has  served  for  us  in  this  war  three 
months;  that  he  has  a  son  now  a  Colonel  in 
the  service  under  Gen.  Corcoran,  which  son 
has  served  ever  since  the  commencement  of 
the  war;  that  he  also  has  a  brother  &  a  first 
cousin  in  the  war.  His  name  is  Patrick  Mur- 
phy, and  he  now  seeks  employment  in  the 
Custom  House.  I  shall  be  glad  if  you  can  find 
it  for  him. 

Yours  truly 
A.   LINCOLN. 

The  envelope  is  addressed  to  Hon.  Hiram  Bar- 
ney, New  York.  Lincoln's  signature  is  in  the  upper 
right  corner.  On  the  back  is  sealing  wax  showing  the 
impression  of  the  Presidential  seal,  an  American  eagle 
with  the  words  "Seal  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States" 


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LETTER  TO  MISS  STEELE 

Executive  Mansion, 
Washington,  April  n,  1864 
My  dear  Miss  Steele 

I  cannot  refuse  you  so  slight  a  favor  for 
so  good  a  purpose. 

Yours  very  truly 
A.   LINCOLN. 

The  Memorial  has  another  letter  to  Miss  Steele, 
written  by  Hannibal  Hamlin,  and  dated  two  days 
after  this.  He  mentions  the  work  of  the  United 
States  Sanitary  Commission,  and  probably  that  is  the 
good  purpose  to  which  Lincoln  refers. 


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ENDORSEMENT 

House  of  Representatives 
Washington  City,  May  5,  1864 
His  Excellency 
The  President 
Dear  Sir 

I  desire  to  introduce  to  your  favorable  notice  H. 
Millard,  late  Lieut,  in  the  Regular  Army.  He  served 
in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  for  nearly  two  years, 
was  for  one  year  of  that  time  on  Gen.  Rosecrans' 
staff.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chicamauga 
and  resigned  in  consequence  of  that  and  serious  illness 
he  resigned.  He  was  a  very  gallant  and  reliable  officer 
and  is  fully  worthy  of  the  confidence  of  the  govern- 
ment. 

He  is  the  author  of  several  patriotic  national  airs 
and  is  a  man  of  fine  ability. 

I  hope  it  may  be  in  your  power  to  give  him  some 
place  of  your  gift. 

Very  Respecty 
Your  obt 

J.  A.  Garfield 

Endorsement  by  Lincoln 
Hon.  Hiram  Barney 
My  dear  Sir 

The  bearer,  Lt.  Millard,  wishes  to  apply 
to  you  for  some  place  in  the  Custom-House; 
and  while  I  do  not  personally  know  much  of 
him,  the  within,  &  other  vouchers  leave  no 
doubt  in  my  mind  that  he  is  entirely  worthy, 
&  I  shall  be  really  pleased  if  you  can  find  a 
place  for  him. 

A.   LINCOLN. 
May  9,  1864 

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LETTER  TO  CHARLES  C.  HOSKINS 

Executive  Mansion, 

Aug.  2,  1861 
My  dear  Young  Friend 

It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  send  you  my 
autograph  which  you  have  done  me  the  honor 
to  request  through  Mr.  Hay. 

Yours  truly 
A.   LINCOLN. 
Charles  C.  Hoskins 

This  letter  is  owned  by  the  Rhode  Island  His- 
torical Society. 


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Appendix  II 


List  of 

Legal  Papers  in  Lincoln's  Handwriting 

and 

Commissions  Signed  in  Full 

in  the 

McLellan  Collection 


Legal  Papers 
in  Lincoln's  Handwriting 

i  838 ( ?)  —  Atwood  and  Jones  vs.  Douglas  and  Wright. 
In  Lincoln's  hand  throughout,  signed:  Stuart  and 
Lincoln  four  times. 

1839,  July  —  Charles  R.  Hurst,  vs.  Smith  and  Tag- 
gart.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  signed :  Stuart 
&  Lincoln  p.  q.  Filed  June  22,  1839. 

1 840,  Feb.  16  —  John  W.  Tydings  &  James  H.  Wed- 
ney  vs.  Wesley  Hathaway  &  Samuel  N.  Fullin- 
wider.  Security  for  costs.  All  in  Lincoln's  hand- 
writing, signed:  A.  Lincoln. 

1 840,  July  —  James  R.  Gray  vs.  Thomas  Lasswell. 
All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  signed:  Stuart  & 
Lincoln. 

1841,  March  —  James  R.  Gray  ads.  John  D.  Urqu- 
hart.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  signed: 
Logan  &  Lincoln  p.  d.  Filed  March  22,  1841. 

1841,  Mar.  29  —  Sarah  Brown.  Notice  to  Sangamon 
circuit  court  all  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  signed: 
Sarah  Brown,  guardian  &c. 

\  842,  July  1 2  —  John  L.  Blaine,  William  Tompkins,  & 
William  D.  Banet  vs.  James  E.  Allen  &  Eli  C. 
Blankinship.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting.  Se- 
curity for  costs.  Signed:  A.  Lincoln. 

1843,  Aug.  3°  —  Joel  Johnson  vs.  James  M.  Strode; 
appeal.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting,  signed:  A. 
Lincoln. 

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1843?  Nov.  15  —  Robert  Allen,  impleaded  with  John 
Taylor  &  Richard  F.  Barret  ads.  Elijah  Taylor. 
Mostly  in  Lincoln's  handwriting.  Signed:  Logan 
&  Lincoln  p.  d.  Filed  Nov.  15,  1843. 

1 844,  March  —  The  county  of  Menard  ads.  Lesure  & 
Bliss.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting.  Signed  twice: 
Logan  &  Lincoln  p.  d.  Filed  Mar.  20,  1844. 

1845,  July  —  Jonathan  Miller  &  Susan  Miller  ads. 
William  Beaty  &  Martha  Ann  Beaty;  Case,  in 
slander.  Partly  written  by  Lincoln  partly  by 
Herndon.  Signed:  Lincoln  &  Herndon  p.  d.  by 
Lincoln  three  times,  by  Herndon  once.  Filed 
July  30,  1845. 

1 847,  Apr.  —  Thornton  Walker  vs.  Mahlon  Powell  & 
Lewis  Livingston.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwriting. 
Signed:  Lincoln,  for  plffs.  Holland  per  defts. 
Filed  April  12,  1847. 

1851,  May  9  —  David  A.  Smith,  and  George  A. 
Dunlap,  as  assignees  of  the  Bank  of  Illinois, 
Plaintiffs,  vs.  James  Dunlap,  Deft.  Mostly  in 
Lincoln's  handwriting,  not  signed.  Signature, 
Lincoln  &  Herndon  p.  q.  pasted  on. 

1853,  June  —  Replication  of  John  B.  Blackford,  Lar- 
kin  Williams  and  Isaac  Mitchell.  All  in  Lin- 
coln's handwriting,  signed:  Lincoln  &  Herndon 
for  complainant.  Filed  June  22,  1853. 

1 855,  Apr.  —  Thomas  Lewis,  use  etc.  vs.  Leniza  Daw- 
son and  Morgan  Mace.  All  in  Lincoln's  hand- 
writing, signed:  Lincoln  &  Herndon.  Filed  April 
21,  1855. 

1855,  Aug.  —  Henry  Doyle  and  others  vs.  Thomas 
Lewis  and  others.  In  Lincoln's  handwriting, 
signed:  S.  T.  Logan,  A.  Lincoln.  Filed  Aug.  6, 

1855. 

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1855  —  Stigleman,  Johnson  &  Guild  vs.  Manning  A. 
Bruce.  Sheriff  sale  Sept.  5,  1855.  All  in  Lin- 
coln's handwriting,  not  signed. 

1856(F)  —  Henri  Hagemenn  ads.  Thomas  Lewis,  in 
petition  &  summons.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwrit- 
ing, signed  three  times:  McWilliams  &  Lincoln 

P.d. 

1856(F)  — The  McLean  County  Bank  vs.  The  City 
of  Bloomington.  Brief.  All  in  Lincoln's  handwrit- 
ing, not  signed. 

1858  (F)  —  S.  C.  Davis  &c  vs.  Lowry  &  Randall. 
Judgment  January  8,  1858.  All  in  Lincoln's 
handwriting,  not  signed. 

Warrants  Signed  in  Full 

1862.  April  10.  Warrant  for  seal  of  the  United  States 

on    a   proclamation.  Signed   in    full,   Abraham 

Lincoln. 
1864.  Sept.   30.  Warrant    for    seal    of   the    United 

States  on  a  pardon  of  Peter  A.  Bleyler.  Signed: 

Abraham  Lincoln. 


Commissions  Signed  in  Full 

May  31,  1 861  — Lewis  Merriam  appointed  Deputy 
Postmaster  at  Greenfield,  Mass.  Signed:  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

June  19,  1 861  —  James  E.  Vinton,  of  Wisconsin,  ap- 
pointed Consul  at  Halifax,  N.  S.  Signed:  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  Wiliam  H.  Seward. 

July  16,  1 861 — Lewis  Merriam  appointed  Deputy 
Postmaster  at  Greenfield,  Mass.  Signed:  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 


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July  16,  1861  —  Henry  A.  Greene  appointed  Deputy 
Postmaster  at  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  Signed:  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

Aug.  8,  1 86 1 — John  A.  Lydell  appointed  Brigade 
Surgeon  of  Volunteers.  Signed:  Abraham  Lin- 
coln, Thomas  A.  Scott. 

Aug.  10,  1 86 1  —  Thomas  McCunn  of  New  York  ap- 
pointed Consul  at  Londonderry.  Signed:  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

Sept.  9,  1 861  —  Franklin  H.  Barroll  appointed  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  in  the  Second  Regiment  of  Infan- 
try. Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  Simon  Cameron. 

Oct.  16,  1861  —  Edward  D.  Hobbs  appointed  an 
agent  under  the  act  .  .  .  transporting  and  de- 
livering arms  ...  to  the  loyal  citizens.  .  .  . 
Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  Thomas  A.  Scott. 

Dec.  26,  1 861  —  George  Rex  appointed  Brigade  Sur- 
geon of  Volunteers.  Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln, 
Simon  Cameron. 

Apr.  29,  1862  —  John  H.  Moore  appointed  Assistant 
Quartermaster  of  volunteers  with  the  rank  of 
Captain.  Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  Edwin  M. 
Stanton. 

July  26,  1862  —  Speed  Butler  appointed  Additional 
Aide-de-Camp  with  rank  of  Colonel.  Signed: 
Abraham  Lincoln,  Edwin  M.  Stanton. 

Nov.  28,  1862  —  Lockwood  L.  Doty,  of  New  York 
appointed  Consul  at  Nassau,  New  Providence. 
Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  W'illiam  H.  Seward. 

Feb.  21,  1863  —  Paul  Shirley  appointed  Lieutenant 
Commander  in  the  Navy  on  the  Active  List. 
Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  Gideon  Wrelles. 

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Mar.  4,  1863  —  Duncan  S.  Walker  appointed  Assist- 
ant Adjutant  General  of  Volunteers  with  the 
rank  of  Captain.  Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln, 
Edwin  M.  Stanton. 

Feb.  23,  1864  —  Albert  Rhodes,  of  Pennsylvania,  ap- 
pointed Consul  at  Jerusalem.  Signed:  Abraham 
Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

July  11,  1864  —  Richard  Burgess  appointed  a  Justice 
of  the  Peace  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Signed: 
Abraham  Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

Oct.  8,  1864  —  Travers  Kieckoefer  appointed  Vice 
Consul  of  Brazil  at  Washington,  Georgetown 
and  Alexandria.  Signed:  Abraham  Lincoln,  Wil- 
liam H.  Seward. 

Nov.  21,  1864  —  Leonard  B.  Brownson  given  permis- 
sion to  depart  from  New  Bedford  on  a  whaling 
voyage,  in  the  bark  Spartan.  Signed:  Abraham 
Lincoln,  William  H.  Seward. 

Mar.  7,  1865  —  Mrs.  Charlotte  Hough  given  per- 
mission to  sell  cotton.  Signed:  Abraham  Lin- 
coln. 


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INDEX 


Advertising 50 

Anderson,  Larz 41 

Annmary  Brown  Memorial 55-59 

Anthony,  Henry  Bowen,  U.  S.  Senator   ....     34 

Barney,  Hiram,  Collector,  of  New  York   .    .     57,  59 

Barroll,  Franklin  H 65 

Blackman,  Mrs 52 

Blakey,  G.  T 39 

Bradford,   Augustus   Williamson,   Governor   of 

Maryland      35 

Brown,  Benjamin  Gratz,  U.  S.  Senator  ....  51 

Brownson,  Leonard 66 

Burgess,  Richard 66 

Burnside,  Ambrose  Everett,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.  ^ 

Butler,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.  36 

Butler,  Speed 65 

Cameron,  Robert  Alexander,   Bvt.   Maj.   Gen. 

U.  S.  Vols 40 

Civil  Affairs      ....  19,23,29,34,35,40,48,57-59 

Clark,  William  M 39 

Colby,  H.  F 15 

Commissions 64-66 

Corcoran,  Michael,  Brig.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.   .    .   25,  57 

[68] 


Diggs,  Mr 30 

Dix,  John  Adams,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.    ...  25 

Doty,  Lockwood  L 65 

Draft 32, 53 

Duffield,  Milton  P 48 

Duncan,  Thomas 56 

Elgin,  111 29 

Ellsworth,  Mr 23 

Finley,  Andrew 52 

Flint,  Charles  Louis 17 

Forney,  John  Wien,  Ed.  of  Philadelphia  Press    .  40 

Fremont,  John  Charles,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  A.  .    .  18 

Garfield,  James  Abram,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.   .  59 

Gay,  Sidney  Howard,  Editor  of  New  York  Tribune  20 
Grant,  Ulysses  Simpson,  Gen.  and  Gen.  in  Chief 

U.  S.  A 28 

Grattan,  James  C 36 

Greeley,  Horace,  Editor  of  New  York  Tribune  .  20 

Greene,  Henry  A 65 

Grider,  Henry,  M.  C 39, 49 

Hamlin,  Hannibal,  Vice  Pres.  U.  S 58 

Hatch,  O.  M 42 

Hawkins,   Rush   Christopher,   Bvt.   Maj.   Gen. 

U.  S.  Vols 55 

Hay,  John 15,17,47,50 

Herndon,  William  Henry,  Lawyer 52 

Hiatt,  Mr 31 

Hobbs,  Edward  D 65 

Hoffman,  William 21 

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Hoskins,  Charles  C 60 

Hurlbut,  Stephen  Augustus,  Maj .  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.  28 

Ingraham,  Col 45 

Johnson,  Andrew,  Governor  of  Tennessee  ...  38 

Johnson,  C.  P 51 

Johnson,  Henry  C.  Speaker  Penn.  House  of  Rep.  40 

Keeling,  Lewis 52 

Kelly  vs.  Blackleaf 12 

Kieckoefer,  Travers 66 

Lake  Providence 28 

Lawrence,  Alfred  G 45 

Legal  Papers 62-64 

Lincoln,  Abraham,  President  of  the  United  States 

As  a  lawyer 52 

As  Representative  in  Congress  ....  11 
Autograph  on  request      .    .    .    .      13,15,60 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Mary  Todd      47 

Lincoln,  Robert  Todd 41 

Lydell,  John  A 65 

McCallen,  James 39 

McClellan,  George  Brinton,  Maj.  Gen.  and  Gen. 

in  Chief,  U.  S.  A 16>55 

McCunn,  Thomas 65 

McDowell,  Irvin,  Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  A.     .    .  18 

Mcintosh,  Mr 23 

Mallory,  R 49 

Mareil,  M.  de 50 

Marley,  H.  P 46 

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Maynard,  Horace,  M.  C 38 

Merriam,  Lewis 64 

Military  affairs     .    .      16, 18,  22,  25,  28, 32,  33,  55,  56 

Millard,  H 59 

Moore,  John  H 65 

Moore,  Thomas  H 37 

Morgan,  Edwin  Dennison,  Governor  of  New  York  3 1 

Morton,  Oliver  Perry,  Governor  of  Indiana  .    .  19 

Murphy,  Patrick 57 

Norton,  Jesse  0 23 

Parrish,  Caleb  M 37 

Paston,  Charles  D 48 

Patrick,   Marsena   Rudolph,    Bvt.    Maj.   Gen. 

U.S.  Vols 45 

Pettis,  S.  Newton,  M.  C 46 

Powell,  L.  W 49 

Prisoners 

Confederate 21 

Execution  suspended  . 36 

Pardons 37>39>45>49 

Pryor,  Roger  Atkinson,  Brig.  Gen.  C.  S.  A.   .    .  25 

Reconstruction 37j  3^>  51 

Rex,  George      65 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society 60 

Rhodes,  Albert 66 

Richardson,  Israel  Bush,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.  .  16 
Rosecrans,  William   Starke,   Bvt.   Maj.    Gen. 

U.  S.  A 33 

Salesbury,  S.  Johnson 29 

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Saxton,  Rufus,  Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.     .    .  18 

Schenck,  Robert  Cumming,  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.  35 

Seymour,  Horatio,  Governor  of  New  York     .    .  32 

Shirley,  Paul 65 

Smith,  James  Youngs,  Governor  of  Rhode  Island  34 

Spartan,  ship 66 

Sprague,  William,  Governor  of  Rhode  Island  and 

U.  S.  Senator 34 

Stanton,  Edwin  McM asters,  Secretary  of  War  16,  24 

Steele,  Miss 58 

Stuart,  John  Todd,  M.  C 52 

Sumner,  Edwin  Vose,  Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  A.   .  16 

Totten,  Joseph  Gilbert,  Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  A.  14 

United  States  Sanitary  Commission 58 

Vicksburg 28 

Vinton,  James  E 64 

Walker,  Duncan  H 66 

Warrants      64 

Washington  Daily  Chronicle 40 

Williams,  Dr.  Joseph  J 21 

Williams,  Seth,  Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  U.  S.  A.    ...  56 

Wilson,  Henry,  U.  S.  Senator 20,  27 

Woolsey,  King  S 48 

Wright,  James  E 39 

Wrright,  Mr 26 

Yancy,  John  H 49 

Yates,  Richard,  Governor  of  Illinois 22 

Yazoo  Pass 28 

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